How Long to Read Barker: Plays Eight

How Long Does it Take to Read Barker: Plays Eight?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 20 minutes to read Barker: Plays Eight by Howard Barker

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Trojan legend and the character of Helen form the basis for The Bite of the Night. As with all Barker’s mythical and historical works, it is overlaid and undermined by a contemporary narrative, in this instance the search for the origin of the erotic undertaken by the redundant university teacher Dr Savage and his nihilistic student, Hogbin. Through all twelve Troys, Savage and Helen struggle with a passion both intellectual and physical, and the idea of beauty is refined to a terrifying degree. In Brutopia Barker’s controversial portrait of the humanist Thomas More is shaped around his strained relationship with his daughter Cecilia, here discovered to be the author of a counter-text to her parent’s infamous Utopia. Cecilia’s wit and cruelty mark her out as one of Barker’s least compromising and heroic young women. The Forty is a significant departure from Barker’s dramatic practice, his investment in language reduced to a few phrases which punctuate detailed scenes of conflict and solitude. Physical movement, and intense concentration on gesture show the author’s flair for visuality in a new and surprising way. The theme of sacrifice features increasingly in Barker’s theatre, and in Wonder and Worship in the Dying Ward it is a mother’s refusal to apologize for an act of passion – notwithstanding the dire consequence for her own child – that is at the heart of the argument. Set in a home for terminally-ill patients, many of whom create a hilarious chorus around the protagonists, Wonder and Worship in the Dying Ward shows Barker’s imagination in its most startling form.

How long is Barker: Plays Eight?

Barker: Plays Eight by Howard Barker is 434 pages long, and a total of 110,236 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 135% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Barker: Plays Eight Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 2 minutes to read Barker: Plays Eight aloud.

What Reading Level is Barker: Plays Eight?

Barker: Plays Eight is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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